Saturday 2 April 2022

A RIVER WITH A MALE NAME- BRAHMAPUTRA

 



Originated from the Tibet, the river Brahmaputra runs eastwards to China and across southwestern China and Himalayan range and turns to Northern part of Arunachal Pradesh.  Further it takes forward South-western of Assam, it enters on the northern range of Bangladesh.  Then it flows through Eastern Ghats of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam and mingles with Ganga River and reaches the Bay of Bengal.

It covers 626,000 sq mi (1,621,000 sq km) and includes 24 major tribunals.  The hydraulic feature of Brahmaputra is a unique.  It changes in course constantly because of heavy rainfall.  During Rainy season, it has an esteemed discharge of more than 500,000 cu ft/sec.

After 1954, the flood-control projects were started to protect the entire regions on the banks of Brahmaputra.  This River is navigable through Bengal Plain and Assam Upstream.  The growth of heavy transport of this river is important to the continuous development of the economic resources of the places around, like tea estates, forest, jute (Bangladesh), coal, oil and natural gas.   

On the banks of the river Brahmaputra in Assam, there is a famous Temple called Kamakhya for Lord Siva.

Do offer your prayers at this temple when you make a trip to Assam.



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4 comments:

  1. Bramhaputra alwayas fascinated me. I vaguely remember it being the only masculine one of all the rivers in India because of its shear size and force.

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    1. Ravi and Bhima are the other male rivers in India.

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